This is an overview of the Hungarin VAT reporting obligations, more specifically what needs to be reported, frequency of returns and how to submit VAT returns
Newly VAT registered entities should submit the VAT returns and IC Sales and Purchase Listings on the monthly basis
VAT return are to be submitted monthly, quarterly or yearly 20th day after the reporting period in case of monthly and quarterly reporting
IC Sales and Puchase Listings to be submitted on the monhtly, quarterly basis, until the 20th day following the reporting period
Intrastat Monthly (if over HUF M170 /HUF M100 threshold), 15th day following the reporting month
Recapitulative statement (M report) Part of the VAT return
Import declaration
EKAER Immediately, before the transport starts
Reporting period. When should I report VAT?
·Tax payable: tax point
·Taxable amount or tax amount increase (debit note): tax point (self-revision)
·Taxable amount or tax amount decrease (credit note): current VAT return (when corrective invoice arrives)
·Input tax: tax point (+ must possess the invoice)
·Input tax increase: current VAT return (when corrective invoice arrives)
·Input tax decrease: current VAT return (when corrective invoice arrives)
Special rules:
Imports: tax payable is collected at entry, import input tax in the next period (except self-assessment license)
Intra-community Acquisitions: the earlier of the following
·Invoice received
·Payment made
·T month + 15 days
Intra-community supplies: the earlier of the following
·Invoice received
·Payment made
·T month + 15 days
·Tax point
Domestic reverse charge supplies and international reverse charge on the supply of goods
·Invoice received
·Payment made
·T month + 15 days
How do I report VAT?
"Classic" VAT return submission electronically by applying ANYK reporting software to compile and submit the 2465 VAT return and A60 IC Sales and Purchase Listing
e-VAT system, web based —on the HU Tax Authority's e-VAT system user interface. One can approve or modify the draft of the VAT return prepared by the HU Tax Authority
e-VAT system, the so called Machine to Machine (M2M) interface